Republican presidential primary going to be two-person race, says Nikki Haley
economictimes.indiatimes.compresidential candidate Nikki Haley said on Sunday that the Republican contest to choose the presidential nominee is going to be a two-person race between her and former president Donald Trump. Haley's remarks came on the eve of the Iowa caucuses on Monday, that formally kicks off the beginning of the long process by which the Republicans and Democrats choose their nominees for the presidential election.
Trump, 77, served as the US president from 2017 to 2021 and is seeking his second term.
The former president, a front-runner among the Republican Party candidates, maintains a sizable lead over his nearest rival, Haley, 51, the former US Ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump Administration.
As per the latest Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll, 48 per cent of likely Republican caucus goers pick Trump as their first choice for president — a slight dip from the 51 per cent who said the same in December.
Haley has the support of 20 per cent, an increase of four per cent, while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slipped to third place with 16 per cent.
«What you're going to see is this is quickly going to become a two-person race. I think it's going to be me and Donald Trump going into New Hampshire. And you're going to see it's already close. It's going to get even closer. And then we're going to take it to my state in South Carolina,» Haley told Fox News in an interview on Sunday.
The former South Carolina governor's popularity rating has increased in the last couple of weeks, with many experts now believing that the Indian American politician is a viable candidate against popular Trump.
«This is going to be definitely an election with two
